Janet VanderPlaats
Mar 31, 2025
Janet Mae VanderPlaats was born on February 25, 1929 to Fred and Laura (Foley) Wollmuth on the family farm in Gray Township, Pipestone County, Minnesota. At the age of 10 her family moved to Hatfield, Minnesota. She attended and graduated from Pipestone High School. During her high school years, she worked at the Hollyhock Ballroom in Hatfield as a waitress;...
Orlando Pluim
Mar 29, 2025
Orlando Dale Pluim, age 62, of Pipestone, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2025. Orlando was the beloved son of Orville and Audrey (Vander Weide) Pluim. He was born on November 9, 1962, in Sioux Center, Iowa, and was baptized at the Netherlands Reformed Church in his hometown.
He graduated from Luverne High School in 1981 and went on to...
Paul Krapf
Mar 29, 2025
Paul Edward Krapf was born on February 7, 1929 to Otto and Dora (Dock) Krapf in rural Eden township. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jasper. Paul was raised on the family farm in rural Jasper during the 1930s (The “Dirty 30’s). Although times were tough, he can remember many blessings – he never went to...
Grant Crawford
Mar 27, 2025
Grant Ira Crawford was born on April 5, 1977, to Roland and Lynn (Lunstra) Crawford in Luverne, Minnesota. Grant was baptized on May 8, 1977, at the First Presbyterian Church in Beaver Creek and was later confirmed in May of 1993.
On November 13, 2004, Grant was united in marriage to Julie Marie DeChaine in St. Paul, Minnesota. In May 2015,...
Becky Redenius
Mar 22, 2025
Becky Sue Redenius was born on May 18, 1961 to Henry and Norma (Uptain) Farmer in Cortez, Colorado. Then moved to Gillette, Wyoming with their dad and lived on an acreage where she enjoyed riding horses. Becky's family had a boat and they would frequently go swimming. She was baptized in Gillette on May 1, 1971 at St. Matthew's Catholic...
Bruce Matthiesen
Mar 22, 2025
Bruce William Matthiesen was born on September 7, 1949, to Harvey and Mary (DeBates) Matthiesen in Pipestone, Minnesota. While growing up, Bruce loved fishing with Squeaks Farrah and Gary Dahms, playing fastpitch softball, playing Rolle Bolle with family and friends, and bowling at the Jasper Lanes. He always had a hard delivery while bowling, his pin action would make the...
Barbara Herschberger
Mar 21, 2025
Barbara Jean Herschberger was born on April 8, 1937, to Vernon Melvin and Grace Evelyn (Severson) Clawson in Duluth, Minnesota. After Grace's accidental death in 1939, the family moved back to Vernon's hometown of Tyler, MN. There her grandparents helped raise her and her sister Janice. Vernon later married Maxine Beeck.
Barbara attended Tyler Public School where she was active in...
Robert Bailey
Mar 21, 2025
Robert Edmund Bailey was born on August 19, 1932 in Canby, Minnesota to Charles and Adele (”Della”) Bailey. He passed away on March 21, 2025 in Luverne, Minnesota from the effects of pneumonia, influenza, and having lived 92 wonderful years filled with laughter, love, and playful shenanigans. Bob and his family moved to Lake Preston, South Dakota in 1938. After...
Brad Gorter
Mar 21, 2025
Bradley “Brad” Jay Gorter was born on May 4, 1970, to John and Geraldine (Hoff) Gorter in Pipestone, Minnesota. Brad was the youngest of nine siblings while growing up. Together they worked and played on the family farm, located just south of Pipestone. They spent endless hours baling hay, milking cows and working during the summers. From a young age, Brad...
Bonnie Neuberger
Mar 18, 2025
Bonnie Mae Neuberger was born on February 22, 1941, to Edmund E. and Esther (Kleven) Stickel in Eureka, SD, and spent most of her childhood in Brookings, where she graduated from Brookings High School in 1959. Following graduation, Bonnie attended Stewart School of Hairstyling in Sioux Falls, SD.
Bonnie and Larry met on a blind date and were married on June...
Carlton "Carl" Holmquist
Mar 18, 2025
Carlton Elwood Holmquist was born August 9, 1940 in Tyler, Minnesota to Chester and Victoria (Christensen) Holmquist. While growing up he attended Tyler Public Schools and graduated in 1958. After high school he worked at various jobs until starting his career at Schwan's in 1961, in sales. When the Schwan's beverage processing and packaging plant was purchased in 1965, Carl...
Jerry Priester
Mar 14, 2025
Jerry (“JP”) James Priester was born in Pipestone, Minnesota, on June 24, 1956, to James Herbert and Betty A. (Vanden Bosch) Priester. Jerry was raised in Pipestone with his older sister Terry and younger brother Tom. Jerry played basketball and ran track in high school, graduating from Pipestone High School in 1975.
Jerry spent his entire life living in Pipestone other...
Kelly O'Briant
Mar 14, 2025
Kelly Patrick O’Briant was born to Nolan and Twila (Linker) O’Briant on January 25, 1957 in Boulder, Colorado. Kelly’s childhood was marked by a deep love for the outdoors, engaging in activities such as bike riding, fishing, and camping. He derived joy from coaching T-ball and baseball, helping shape the lives of young athletes in his community. He attended Loveland...
Duane Schulte
Mar 12, 2025
Duane Herman Schulte was born on August 23, 1956 to Johan Christoph and Doris Irene (Jensen) Schulte in Marshall, Minnesota. Duane was baptized in 1963 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Elkton, South Dakota. Duane grew up on the Schulte family farm east of Elkton, South Dakota where he enjoyed fishing, camping, and fixing bicycles. Duane started school at Verdi Public...
Judy Fick
Mar 12, 2025
Judith Elaine (Wendt) Fick was born to Rev. Walter Samuel and Doris Louise (Carlson) Wendt on August 12, 1941 in Ottumwa, Iowa. She was baptized on September 28, 1941 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ottumwa. In 1944, the family moved to Belle Plaine, Iowa. In 1951, the family relocated to Davenport, Iowa where Judy was confirmed on May 22, 1955...
Trey Phillips
Mar 11, 2025
On March 11, 2025, Trey John Phillips, also known as "Jimmy," tragically and unexpectedly passed away in Jackson, Minnesota, at the age of 24.
Trey was born on May 18, 2000, at Faith Regional Hospital in Norfolk, NE. From a young age, he brought joy to everyone around him, starting as a happy baby who adored Elmo. Trey and his mother...
Andrew "Andy" Smith
Mar 11, 2025
Andrew Joseph Smith was born in Sioux City, IA on November 15, 1933 to Michael and Mary (Sadak) Smith. He grew up in Aberdeen, SD, attended St. Mary's Catholic School and graduated from Aberdeen Central High School in 1951.
Following graduation, he worked as a laborer for Great Northern Railroad. In 1954, he joined the Army and served as Company Clerk...
Frank Thomsen, Jr.
Mar 10, 2025
Frank William Thomsen, Jr. was born on October 15, 1948 to Frank Sr. and Hertha (Claussen) Thomsen at the Hendricks Hospital in Hendricks, Minnesota. He grew up with a large family as he was the third of six children. Frank attended the Lake Benton Public School in Lake Benton, Minnesota, where he enjoyed wrestling during his time there.
After his graduation...
Charles "Chuck" Fodness
Mar 4, 2025
Charles "Chuck" J. Fodness was born January 2, 1936 to Emmett and Tena (Buss) Fodness on a farm in rural Lennox, South Dakota. He moved with his parents to rural Kenneth, Minnesota and went to a one-room country school until the eighth grade. Chuck graduated in 1954 from Edgerton Public High School in Edgerton, Minnesota. He attended Nettleton Business College...
Dennis Hanson
Mar 2, 2025
Dennis Gene Hanson (82) of Beaver Creek, MN passed away on Sunday March 2, 2025.
Dennis was born in Yankton, South Dakota on October 7, 1942 to Herbert and Nellie Hanson and spent most of his childhood in Valentine, Nebraska. Growing up as the third of five boys meant a childhood filled with adventure and a touch of mischief. Dennis excelled...
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